Deming regression

noun

An errors-in-variables model that tries to find the line of best fit for a two-dimensional data set, differing from the simple linear regression in that it accounts for errors in observations on both the x and the y axis.

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Meanings

nounDeming regression (countable and uncountable, plural Deming regressions)

plural Deming regressions

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsAn errors-in-variables model that tries to find the line of best fit for a two-dimensional data set, differing from the simple linear regression in that it accounts for errors in observations on both the x and the y axis.

Origin

Named after W. Edwards Deming.

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